Damree v Ahmad

Landlord wins · Brampton · 2025-08-05

Adjudicator

Kyle Anderson

Dispute

Reduction Of Services, Rent Reduction

Landlord

A.A.

Tenant

A.D., F.R.

Landlord rep

Eric Spalvieri

Tenant rep

Nathalee Friend-Smith

What happened

Tenants applied for a rent reduction alleging that the Landlord discontinued access to the basement area of the rental unit, which they had used since the start of the tenancy. The Landlord countered that the parties had reached a mutual agreement in June 2023 where the Tenants relinquished use of the basement so the Landlord could construct a separate legal unit, in exchange for a two-year rent freeze for 2024 and 2025.

The ruling

The Tenants' application for a rent reduction was dismissed. The Board found that the removal of basement access was part of a lawful and voluntary agreement between the Landlord and Tenants. The Tenants received a two-year rent freeze as consideration for relinquishing the space, and their claim that they were pressured into the agreement under duress was not supported by the evidence.